The project aims to increase the supply of treated wastewater for non-potable uses Gurgaon: More parts of the city are likely to start receiving treated wastewater as GMDA plans to expand the recycled water pipeline network across sectors 1 to 80. The project aims to increase the supply of treated water for non-potable uses such…
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish fast-track courts for paper leak cases will act as “a decisive blow to crush the paper leak mafia”.Adhikari on his X handle said, “This will ensure swift and stringent justice and would be effective in protecting…
Lakhs of pilgrims travel to Haridwar to collect Ganga water during Shravan Ghaziabad: The transport department will deploy 350 buses on the Ghaziabad-Haridwar route from July 30 to Aug 11 to meet the surge in passenger demand during Kanwar Yatra. Temporary bus depots will be set up at Lal Kuan and Dasna to streamline operations…
Canacona: Loliem-Polem locals have opposed a real estate company’s housing project comprising 49 premium villas with private swimming pools. The panchayat inspected the proposed project on Monday.Loliem residents cited concerns over the project and its impact on the village’s rich biodiversity. Resident Denis Fernandes said that Loliem falls within an eco-sensitive zone as notified by…
Varanasi: Phoolpur police in Azamgarh district arrested a 40-year-old sorcerer on Wednesday night on charges of raping two girls, both sisters and attempting to rape the third. He had even threatened to use his occult powers and kill the girls if they complained to anyone. The accused, Mahfooz, resident of Gahni Khurd under Phoolpur police…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Information Commission has directed education authorities to protect school principals and head teachers from alleged harassment through the Right to Information (RTI) Act, advising them to approach the police in cases where the law is allegedly misused to pursue personal disputes.The direction came in a July 16 order while deciding two…
Bathinda: Punjab water resources department has issued notices to an executive engineer and two sub-divisional engineers in connection with felling of trees and violation of environmental norms during the remodelling and lining of the side slope of the Sirhind Canal in Ludhiana and adjoining areas. The July 21 notices have asked executive engineer Damandeep Singh…
Children buy snacks from a counter Pune: An ICMR-led consortium has recommended a ban on the advertisement, marketing and sale of junk food items within schools and within a 50-metre radius from the school gates.The recommendations come against the backdrop of rising indicators of chronic disease risk among young Indians. According to the Comprehensive National…
Lucknow: In Lucknow, the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences opened PRITHVI 2026, India’s first National Palaeoscience Film Festival and National Dialogue on Earth Science Communication. Scientists arrived with specimens and slides, filmmakers with hard drives and storyboards, and journalists with notebooks ready.The hall felt like a studio and a laboratory at once. Curators spoke about…
Players in action during the inaugural day of the Rajasthan State Ranking Badminton tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Badminton Hall in Jaipur on Thursday Jaipur: Exciting qualifying rounds were played on Thursday on the opening day of the Rajasthan State Badminton Ranking tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Badminton Hall here on Thursday. Players…
